From the course: Bored and Brilliant (Blinkist Summary)

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Unplugging

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Unplugging

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- [Instructor] Blink number four. There are a range of benefits to unplugging. You've probably seen no laptops signs in cafe's by now. There is in fact, a fast spreading no tech trend with people organizing technology free retreats, and some live music acts even forbidding the use of phones. But what good can pocketing your phone really do? Well for one, disconnecting from technology can help you connect with others. In a Virginia Tech study participants were put into pairs and asked to talk with each other for 10 minutes. Some people chose to put away their mobile device, others put it on the table, or held it in their hand, and the presence, or absence, of these devices made a big difference. Empathy levels were reported to be higher when mobile devices were absent. Even if the discussion partners knew each other well, the presence of a device drove empathy below the level of device free partners, who were complete…

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